The heavens
had opened a couple of hours before play started but yet again the superb
drainage at the Automated Technology Stadium gave no clue to the inclement
weather and the pitch was perfect as Moors strove to build on their success
earlier in the week when they hosted
Chester.

George Carline
was missing from the squad following the crunching tackle earlier in the week
whilst Ben Fox, on loan from Burton Albion, made his debut for Moors.

The visitors
pressurised from the start with Wilson bringing out an early save from
Nathan Vaughan after a decent through ball from Durrell. Liam Daly thwarted
Toure’s shot before Vaughan produced the save of the match as
he dived to stop Wilson’s point blank tap in from another
dangerous cross courtesy of Durrell.

It took
Moors 25 minutes before they launched their first meaningful attack as Ben Fox
put Oladapo Afolayan through but Keeper Jalal was equal to both the shot and
then the follow up from Tahvon Campbell. Afolayan tried again from 20 yards but
caused no problem for Jalal.

On the half
hour mark a Durrell corner was loose in the box but Richards hit the side
netting, whilst Joel Kettle was a whisker away from Carter’s free kick with
nine minutes left.

The final
action of the opening half fell to Wilson who headed Whitaker’s cross wide for
Jordan Liburd to clear

0-0 at half
time was perhaps a little fortunate given the amount of possession afforded to
the Silkmen.

The game
resumed much as the first half had ended, this time with Whitaker seizing on
Toure’s cross although the shot was easily blocked. Afolayan gave Jalal his
first real test of the day as he blasted from a tight angle but the ball richochet
off the keeper onto the roof of the netting.

With Moors
now very much in the game, referee Gibbons awarded Solihull a penalty in the 53rd minute
for a foul by Richards on the advancing Afolayan. Darren Carter hit the spot
kick towards the near corner of the net but Jalal had guessed right and
produced a good save. As the picture shows, the tackle was in fact outside the
box.

Moors
continued to press in their best spell of the match; Daly sent a free kick into
the Macclesfield wall, whilst the lively Kalern Thomas rounded Jalal but could
not find the target from a tight angle.

The game
nose dived, however with just over an hour played when the speed and artistry
of Wilson, who had been a hand full all afternoon skipped passed two Solihull defenders and coolly slotted the
ball beyond Vaughan. 0 - 1

Thomas shot
wide before Campbell went close but over on 72 minutes,
whilst as the visitors pressed, Liam Daly blocked out Toure who looked to have
the goal at his mercy. Afolayan had a
perfect cross from Fox but headed straight at the keeper.

Fox had
Moors best shot of the game on 88 minutes as the ball looked to have booked a
place in the top right hand corner of the net but the agile Jalal was there
again , pushing it to safety with his best save of the day

Four
minutes added time came and went as did Moors hopes of building on Tuesday’s
performance.

On Tuesday
they travel to Woking for another National League match. Woking lost 3 – 1 away to Maidstone today and sit in ninth position in
the league with 12 points. Moors are third from bottom with 7 points